Facilities Services Department Wins Prestigious Sunshine Medallion Award
The Sunshine State Public Relations Association (SUNSPRA) has awarded Facilities Services the 2010 Sunshine Medallion Award for the department’s newsletter, The Summit. SUNSPRA sponsors the awards to recognize the hard work of Florida school districts through the School Public Relations Recognition Program.
According to James Davis, Facilities Services Manager, “The Summit was created as a vehicle [...]
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County PTA/PTSA Holds Membership Celebration and Awards Recognition
The Palm Beach County Council of PTA/PTSA recently held its annual Membership Celebration and Awards Recognition at the South County Civic Center. The theme for this year’s event was Café PTA. Local PTA board members from across Palm Beach County were invited to enjoy an assortment of coffee and tea, dessert crepes (made to order [...]
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Lake Shore Middle Pursues New Pre-Medical Sciences Academy to Compliment Pre-Engineering Academy
Lake Shore Middle School is ready to launch its Middle Grades Pre-Medical Sciences Academy during the 2010 – 2011 school year. With the preliminary work completed to launch the Academy, the school is ready to submit its proposal for approval and add yet another academy to the list of quality choice programs already located throughout [...]
Understanding the Criminal Justice System Workshop
What happens when you get judges, the state attorney, the public defender, a police chief, and a criminal defense lawyer in a room with a group of students? Education about the criminal justice system when the event is the free workshop sponsored by the F. Malcolm Cunningham, Sr. Bar Association set for June 12!
Understanding the [...]
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Golden Grove Elementary Snatches Top Spots In County Science Fair
Golden Grove Elementary School performed extremely well in this year’s Palm Beach County Science Fair. This year’s science fair had many accomplished projects that were recognized.
The Golden Grove winners of the Palm Beach County District Science Fair 2010 are as follows:
Place
Student
Project
1st place
Andrew Meyer – 5th grade
“Which Wood You Choose?”
2nd place
Amandalyn Christian – 5th grade
“Pass [...]
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The Adult Education Center Announces Haiti Recovery Essay Contest Recognition
The Adult Education Center created a forum for dialogue by launching an essay contest that invited students to submit proposals for Haiti’s rebuilding process. The primary goal of this contest was to elicit the unique perspectives of our Haitian students while simultaneously fostering a spirit of community, civic involvement and activism.
The most outstanding essays will [...]
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Lake Shore Middle Students Show Their Math Knowledge And Innovative Skills
The 5th Annual Junior Math Encounter, a school-wide competition for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students took place recently at Lake Shore Middle School. The goal of the competition was to make every participating student feel successful and proud of the growth they have achieved in mathematics and problem solving.
In addition, the Science Department organized [...]
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School District Offers Summer Food Service Program
The School District of Palm Beach County will be offering the Summer Food Service Program weekdays starting June 7, 2010 through August 5, 2010. The School District has sponsored this program for the past 12 years in order to provide healthy and nutritious food to the children in Palm Beach County.
Nutritionally balanced meals will be [...]
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Town Hall Meeting With Abraham Lincoln At Okeeheelee Middle
Okeeheelee Middle School will be hosting a town meeting with Abraham Lincoln on Wednesday, May 26, 2010 from 9 a.m. to 3:49 p.m. During the meeting students will learn about Abraham Lincoln’s views, ideas on slavery, human rights, war, democracy, loss of life, perseverance and the Declaration of Independence.
While reading the book Lincoln’s Virtues, Mr. [...]
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Westward Elementary Students Take Classes In Turkey
Lois Frankel and Westward Elementary Principal Address Students Through Virtual Meeting
Westward Elementary International Baccalaureate Magnet School is embarking upon an international partnership with Ozel Toros Okullari School in Mersin, Turkey. The virtual meeting will take place on Wednesday, May 26, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. in Westward Elementary.
Lois Frankel, Mayor of the City of West Palm [...]
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Palm Beach County Students Receive Gates Millennium Scholarship
Nalani Gordon from Suncoast High School, Juliana Prieto from Glades Central High School, and Jada Thomas and Clayborn Mathis from Palm Beach Lakes High School are recipients of the 2010 Gates Millennium Scholarship. The 2010 scholars represent 45 states, the District of Columbia and three U.S. territories. The scholarships can be used to pursue degrees [...]
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Scripps Florida Selects 2010 Summer Interns
Scripps Florida has announced the 20 Palm Beach County high school students, science teachers and undergraduate students selected to participate in the institute’s summer internship program. Now in its sixth year, this six-week program pairs high school students and science teachers with world-class Scripps scientists for a hands-on laboratory experience. For the second year in [...]
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The National Association For Minority Contractors, South Florida Chapter Honors School District Chief of Facilities Management
Joseph Sanches, Chief of Facilities Management for the School District of Palm Beach County, will receive the Public Sector Award from the National Association For Minority Contractors, South Florida Chapter. The award will be presented to Mr. Sanches at the Association’s first annual “Hard Hat Banquet” to be held Friday, May 21 at 7:00 PM [...]
Royal Palm Beach High Wildcat Band Presents Concert Event
What? Royal Palm Beach High Wildcat Regiment Band invites all students, parents, staff and community members to a concert entitled “The Ascension, A Journey From Dark to Light.”
When? Thursday, May 20, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.
Where? Royal Palm Beach High School Auditorium. 10600 Okeechobee Blvd., Royal Palm Beach, FL 33411
“The instrumental program has come light years as a music [...]
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Crossroads Academy Honors 2010 Graduating Seniors
The faculty and staff of Crossroads Academy honored the 2010 graduating seniors with a breakfast celebrating their achievements. The event took place at the school and 25 seniors attended. Crossroads Academy students strive to overcome many obstacles and this achievement marks a better future not only for them but for the community.
During the ceremony Mrs. [...]
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Boynton Beach High Performing Arts Student Accepted At Prestigious Alvin Ailey’s Summer Intensive Program in New York City
Performing Arts student Leon Cobb has been accepted to a summer program at the prestigious Alvin Ailey’s Summer Intensive Program in New York City. Leon is an extremely talented young man in both drama and dance. Acceptance into the summer dance program is highly competitive. Leon was chosen as one of the few students attending [...]
Palm Springs Middle School 8th Grader Wins National “Fuel Up To Play 60” Award
Accel Castillo, an eighth-grader from Palm Springs Middle School, has taken the top individual honor for the inaugural Fuel Up to Play 60 competition, beating 198,825 peers from around the country. Castillo will be honored at his school on Friday, May 21, beginning at 8:30 AM and will arrive in style, riding in a limousine [...]
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Well-known Authors Selected as Speakers for Fifth Annual Océ Future Authors Project Summer Writing Workshop For Palm Beach County Students
Miami-based mystery writer, Carolina Garcia-Aguilera; John Becker, the author of books on wild animals for young readers; Jonathon King, a former journalist and author of award-winning thrillers, and poets Dwight Stewart and Katrina Sapp-Holder are donating their time and expertise to speak with the more than 70 Palm Beach County middle and high school students participating [...]
“Love of Reading” Being Served As Main Course At Book Breakfast
First grade students at Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary in Palm Beach Gardens have invited their parents for breakfast where they will be serving up tasty treats and plenty of books. According to teacher Yvette Gilroy, “First grade students and their parents will share their love of reading and literacy while reading books donated by WXEL [...]
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U.B.Kinsey/Palmview Elementary School of the Arts Designated An Arts Achieve! Model School
The Florida Alliance for Arts Education (FAAE) recently renewed U. B. Kinsey/Palmview Elementary School of the Arts in West Palm Beach, as an Arts Achieve! Model School. The recognition will be presented at FAAE’s annual Leadership Summit on June 17 in Lakeland, FL.
The Arts Achieve! Model Schools program recognizes exemplary schools in Florida that have [...]
Pahokee Elementary Summer Reading Campaign Kick-Off
What? Pahokee Elementary I.B. World School invites parents, community members and district personnel to their “Summer Reading Campaign Kick-Off Event”
When? Monday, May 24, 2010 at 9:00 a.m.
Where ? Pahokee Elementary School, 560 E Main Place, Pahokee, FL 33476
Pahokee Elementary I.B. World School has planned a summer reading campaign kick-off for their students. The theme is “Creating a Community [...]
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Royal Palm Beach High School Students Win Gold At State Competition
The Royal Palm Beach Highs School (RPBHS) Medical Science Academy Students participated in the Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) State Leadership Competition that took place in Orlando in April 2010.
Mariel Manuel won first place in the Pathophysiology category and Michelle Kautz took first in the Veterinary Assisting competition. Mariel and Michelle met the eligibility [...]
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District Implementing State Mandated “Differentiated Accountability” In Schools
Differentiated Accountability (DA) is Florida’s public schools accountability system. It merges the State’s A+ Plan, where each school receives a report card grade of A to F, with the Federal government’s academic plan called NO CHLD LEFT BEHIND (NCLB). NCLB focuses on student “sub-groups,” including race, socio-economics, English Language Learners (ELL) and students with disabilities. [...]
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Palm Beach County Students Win At National Chess Championship
The Elementary National Chess Championships took place recently in Atlanta, GA. The tournament is organized by the United States Chess Federation (USCF), which is a not-for-profit membership organization for chess players and chess supporters of all ages. A total of 2063 students participated in nine sections of the tournament.
Only two students from Palm Beach County participated [...]
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Globe-Trotting Photojournalist to Keynote District’s Sixth Annual Language and Culture Conference
You Never Know Who Will Turn Into What –the keynote presentation by Alyx Kellington– is sure to capture the hearts and imaginations of the educators set to attend next month’s Language and Culture Conference at John I. Leonard High School. The headline speaker for the second day of the two-day- conference — Alyx Kellington serves [...]
